Well it doesn't affect the team on the field, not until the off-season anyway. So I'm still somewhat ok. Damn, for all their faults, I really liked the McCourts. It's nice to actually have some family ownership. I hope things work out......for the kids sake.

It was supposed to have been soon, if not already. Believe me, I know local govt red tape, working as a part of it that I do, but there was no real excuse for them not moving sooner on this. They kept using "going through permits and land use ordinances" types of excuses, but we all know that shouldn't be a problem for a city and county looking for every new bit of tax revenue they can scrounge.

Hell, I was even thinking, maybe I should throw my hat in the ring for a govt relations gig with Dodgers to help these processes along.

Well last year the used the fact that they couldn't start because the dodgers played in the playoffs and then the world baseball classic. They were supposed to redo the interiors of the stadium (offices and clubhouses) this offseason as well as the new scoreboards.

They're all cheap excuses. If they wanted to build something like Next 50, they could. I live right down the street from where they're controlling the fucking Mars Rover with a keyboard. If they can do that, they can build a few shops and restaurants in the parking lot.

For all the gruff people gave the McCourt ownership, I was actually very satisfied, especially when contrasting it to FOX. We've been the the playoffs four times in the last six years, three times in the last four, and we've advanced the furthest since 1988. And whether or not you agree with his cost-effective measures, I think we can all say with certainty that this club reached a plateau that has made them one of the best clubs in the leauge, and that does not happen by coincidence.

I hadn't seen Jamie sitting in the seats up front in a looooong time. And I always do a look-see to see who is right around that area pre-game as part of my routine. I've seen her on the field as part of pre-game ceremonies, but you're right, very little if any time spent in her actual seat.

It was 1.1 innings! I mean, he walked two of the six batters he faced! It...he...I...2.00 WHIP...auah...but...four outs...aah...ahgas;;aashf"

Try fitting that into a Tweet to the whitebread chickenshit ECMB tweeters who kept carrying on re Lidge after Phiwwy won game 4. Seriously, I kept saying almost the same thing; I'm sure they blocked me at some point. God forbid the facts change their storyline that Brad Lidge was BACK. He walked batters, looked really shaky in both appearances, and got an out on one pitch by an extremely frustrated batter swinging at anything. But hey, this guy is money, and he's baaaaack! *winks, makes six-shoter gesture with both hands, makes clicking sound with mouth, and cashes his check*

It looks like I was wrong about the extra house being related the separation... the LA Times now says they own four homes (two next door to each other in Malibu), the most recent of which was purchased in early 2008...

Paul, if I go to bed now, will tomorrow (Christmas) come quicker? When can I open my presents? Do we have to go to church? When is grandma getting here? Do I have to eat my asparagus? Is Uncle Alex going to get drunk again?......

Future ownership is in doubt, because the McCourts still have a huge amount of debt they need to pay off their buying of the Dodgers in the first place, let alone the loans they used Dodger Stadium as collateral..

If any buyer of the Dodgers is going to do what Eli Broad would do, demand the broadcasting rights, and create a sports channel like YES, NESN and SNY. They are not going to be chumps like the McCourts...